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PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES.

1. Multiply the difference between 876042 and 834260 Ans. 7353632.

by 176. 2. To 47320 add three times the difference between 46270 and 31032. Ans. 93034.

3. From 212462+432046, take 017240-230124.

4. Divide the sum of 4802+56010+20342 by 4 times

the difference between 1200 and 1082.

Ans. 171.

5. What is the difference between 1824624+15624 and 896042-12342? Ans. 956548.. 6. What is the difference between 3426 × 284 and 200104? Ans 772880. 7. What is the difference between 3931476÷556 and

14×875?

Ans. 5179.

8. How many times can 36 be subtracted from 11772? Ans. 327.

9. How many times can 8 × 27 be taken from 1554768?

10. Divide 420×216 by 43756-42851.

Ans. 100.

11. Multiply 3 times the sum of 4624+1036 by times the difference of 375-296. Ans. 2682840.

12. What is the difference between 5 times 2.5, and

5×2.5?

Ans. 11.25.

13. Multiply 4.05+.025+1.8 by 2-1.875.

14. Divide 5 by .8 x .025.

Ans. 250.

15. How many times can 1.05 be taken from 4.725?

16. Το .02 times 32.5 add 5.7 times 16.04-12.0026.

Ans. 4.5 times.

Ans. 23.66318.

17. What is the difference between .675.15 and 23

x.009?

Ans. 4.49793.

18. A farmer sold a horse for $140, a cow for $25, and 28 sheep at $2,50 a head; how much more did he receive for the horse than for the cow and sheep? Ans. $45.

19. A young lady having $75, went out shopping, and bought 14 yards of silk for a dress, at $1,50 a yard, a shawl for $15,75, a bonnet for $8, a pair of gloves for $1.125, and a pair of shoes for $1,75; how much money had she remaining? Ans. $27.371.

20. A grocer bought 12 firkins of butter, each containing 56 pounds, at 14 cents a pound; he afterward sold 5 firkins, at 16 cents, and 7 firkins, at 18 cents a pound; how much was his whole gain? Ans. 21.28.

21. A miller sold 256 barrels of flour, at $6.80 a barrel, which was $475.60 more than the wheat from which it was made, cost him; what was the cost of the wheat?

Ans. $1265.20.

22. An estate worth $25640, has demands against it to the amount of $9376; after these claims are paid, the remainder is to be divided equally among 5 individuals; how much will each receive ? Ans. $3252.80

23. If 15 tons of hay cost $311.70, how much will 1 ton cost? Ans. $20.78.

24. Paid $1.24 for 15.5 pounds of beef; how much was Ans. $.08.

the price per pound ?

25. A farmer exchanged 21 bushels of wheat, at $2 a bushel, for cloth worth $3 a yard; how many yards did he receive? Ans. 14 yards.

26. A man having labored for a farmer 1 year, at $15 a month expended the year's wages for cows, at $18 each; how many cows did he buy? Ans. 10

27. What will be the cost of 3 hogsheads of sugar, each
weighing 15 cwt., at 8 cents a pound?
Ans. $360.

28. How many bushels of wheat, at $1.12 a bushel, can

be bought for $81.76?

Ans. 73.

29. If 140 barrels of apples cost $329, how much is the
Ans. $2.35.

cost per barrel ?

30. At $.825 per bushel, how many bushels of corn

can be bought for $264?

Ans. 320.

31. If 25 yards of cloth can be bought for $125.25, how
many yards can be bought for $751.50? Ans. 150.

32. If 150 bushels of wheat cost $435, how much will
311 bushels cost?
Ans. $901.90.

33. If 250 pounds of tea cost $135, what is the price
Ans. $.54.

per pound ?

34. If 13 spoons be made from 2 lb. 10 oz. 9 pwt. of
silver, what will be the weight of each?

Ans. 2 oz. 13 pwt.

35. If a man travels 20 mi. 3 fur. 36 rd. in a day, how
far will he travel in 61 days at the same rate ?

Ans. 1249 mi. 5 fur. 36 rd.

36. If I put 376 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt. of cider into 9 equal
casks, how much do I put into each cask?

37. If a family use 11 pounds of tea in 1 month, how
much would they use in 1 year ? Ans. 13 pounds.
38. What would be the cost of 565 pounds of butter
at 124 cents a pound?
Ans. $70.625.

39. At $4.25 per bushel how much clover-seed can be
Ans. 2.75 bushels.

bought for $11.6875?

40. At of a dollar a pound, what will be the cost
Ans. $.75.

of 12 pounds of sugar?

41. At of a dollar a yard, what will be the cost of
Ans. $15.30.

401 yards of cloth?

42. How many cubic yards of earth must be thrown
from a cellar 40 ft. long, 30 ft. wide, 6 ft. deep; and what
will be the cost of the excavation, at 12 cents a cubic
yard?
Ans. 2663 cubic yards; $33.337.

43. If 6 pounds of cheese cost $4, how much will 10
pounds cost?
Ans. $14.

44. How much wheat at $1.25 a bushel, must be given
for 50 bushels of corn at $.70 a bushel?

45. At 10 cents a pint, how much will 189 gallons of
Ans. $151.20.

molasses cost?

46. At 15 cents a pound, how much will of a pound
Ans. 24 cents.

of coffee cost?

47. If 3 gallons of molasses cost $f, how many gal-
Ans. 143.

lons can be bought for $4 ?

48. At $74 a firkin, how many firkins of butter can be
Ans. 43.

bought for $33 ?

49. If of a yard of cloth cost $4, what will one yard
Ans. $24.

cost?

50. At $3 a barrel, how many barrels of cider can be
Ans. 21 barrels.

bought for $84?

51. What part of 100 pounds is 16 pounds?

Ans.

52. How much wood in a load 10 ft. long, 31 ft. wide,
and 4 ft. high ?
Ans. 1 Cd. 12 cu. ft.

53. How many tons of coal may be bought for $346.125
at $9.75 per ton?
Ans. 35.5 tons.

54. What is the interest on $136.80 for 1 yr. 11 mo.,
Ans. $18.354.

at 7 per cent.?

55. What will be the cost of .6 of a gallon of wine, at
Ans. $.39.

$.65 a gallon ?

56. A owns of a flouring mill, and sells & of his share
to B; what part of the whole has he left ?

cost?

57. If 2 yards of cloth cost $64, how much will 9 yards Ans. $303. 58. What will off of a barrel of flour cost at $7 per barrel? Ans. $24.

59. If 1 acre of land yield 1 T. 9 cwt. 1 qr. 22 lb. of hay, how much will 18 acres yield?

60. A speculator bought 1575 barrels of potatoes, and upon opening them, he found 15 per cent. of them spoiled; how many barrels did he lose? Ans. 236.25.

61. How many steps of 30 inches each, must a person take in walking 10 miles? Ans. 21120.

62. A man bought 12 bushels of chestnuts, at $4.50 a bushel, and sold them at 12 cents a pint; how much was his whole gain? Ans. $88.16.

63. What is the interest on $300, for 10 mo. 21 days, Ans. $16.05.

at 6 per cent.?

64. An agent in Chicago, purchased 5450 bushels of wheat, at $.82 a bushel; what was his commission at 2 per cent. on the purchase money? Ans. $89.38.

65. A vessel loaded with 4500 bushels of corn, was overtaken by a storm at sea, and it was found necessary to throw overboard 25 per cent. of her cargo; what was the whole loss, at 60 cents a bushel? Ans. $675.

66. A grocer bought 2 hogsheads of molasses, at 371 cents a gallon, and sold it at 20 per cent.

cost; how much was his whole gain? of acres of land is worth

67. If value of 1 acre?

advance on the Ans. $9.45.

$60, what is the Ans. $84.

68. If 1 bushels of wheat sow an acre of land, how Ans. 9 acres.

many acres will 12 bushels sow ?

69. If a farm is worth $3840, how much is of it Ans. $2400.

worth?

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